Shuttle Art Markers: Nine Chemistries From Seventy Listings
Shuttle Art covers nine of the eleven marker chemistries this site scores, from just 70 listings. No other brand in this catalogue spans more. It is also one of only two brands here whose median rating sits below the site median, at 4.5 against 4.6, and the buyer reports show exactly where the loss comes from.
Shuttle Art carries 710 searches a month across 37 keywords at a keyword difficulty of 0, with shuttle art markers at 400 and a traffic potential of 450. It sits in markers for art and drawing alongside the chemistries it spans, and it spans more of them than anything else measured here.
Seventy Listings, Nine Chemistries
70 Shuttle Art products sit in this catalogue and 68 of them name a marker or a dauber in the title, which is the highest marker purity of any brand in this batch. Arteza carries 33 canvases, Prismacolor 41 pencils, Ohuhu 13 paper pads. Shuttle Art sells pens.
By title the split runs 19 alcohol, 14 dot, 11 permanent, eight acrylic, seven dry erase, six washable, two liquid chalk, two wet erase and one fabric. That is nine of the eleven rows in the matrix below, from a catalogue a quarter the size of Sharpie's. Arteza comes second at eight chemistries from 175 listings; Sharpie covers six from 217, BIC five from 205, Posca four from 174 and Copic one from 147.
| Listing | Ratings | Rating | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Erase Markers, 15 Colours, Magnetic, Fine Point | 16,498 | 4.4 | $8.99 |
| Dry Erase Markers, 15 Colours, Magnetic, with Eraser | 13,495 | 4.4 | $8.99 |
| 51 Colours Alcohol Markers, Dual Tip, with Blender | 13,281 | 4.6 | $25.99 |
| 30 Colours Permanent Markers, Fine Point | 11,767 | 4.6 | $11.04 |
| 30 Colours Dual Tip Art Markers, Permanent | 10,373 | 4.5 | $13.99 |
| 120 Colours Dual Tip Brush Marker Pens | 9,191 | 4.5 | $28.99 |
Median price is $17.09 against a site-wide median of $13.99, so Shuttle Art sits $3.10 above the field. The range runs $8.54 to $122.39. 19 listings hold an Amazon's Choice badge, 59 of the 70 carry a manufacturer non-toxic claim — the highest proportion in this batch — eight name low odour and none names an ACMI or AP certification.
Nine Rows, Nine Different Answers
| Marker type | Paper | Whiteboard | Chalkboard | Glass | Wood | Metal | Plastic | Ceramic / mug | Rock / stone | Fabric | Skin | Car window | Cardboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Solvent dye ink. Bonds to porous surfaces, sits on top of non-porous. | ◐If… 250/mo Bleeds through anything under 100 gsm. 24,394 buyer reports mention bleed resistance, 51% of them negative. | ○No 30/mo Bonds to the board. Needs a dry-erase marker over the top or solvent to lift. | ○No 10/mo Permanent on a porous chalkboard. It will not come off. | ◐If… 560/mo Sits on top and scratches off with a blade. Not weatherproof. | ◐If… 30/mo Feathers along the grain on bare wood. Seal it first. | ●Works 1,000/mo The classic use. Bonds well and survives handling. | ◐If… 200/mo Adheres, but rubs off under friction on smooth polypropylene. | ◐If… 80/mo Sits on the glaze. Wipes off with alcohol; not dishwasher safe. | ◐If… no measured demand Absorbs into porous stone and dulls. Paint markers are the honest choice. | ◐If… 4,360/mo Permanent, but stiffens the weave and bleeds on thin cotton. | ○No 160/mo Solvent ink. Not formulated for skin contact. | ○No no measured demand Will not come off tempered glass without solvent. | ●Works 30/mo The labelling default. Bleeds through single-wall, which rarely matters. |
| Dry erase Oily release agent keeps pigment from bonding. Wipes dry off non-porous only. | ○No 300/mo No release surface. It smears and never dries. | ●Works 10,880/mo The intended surface. 33% of 18,792 erasability reports are still negative — ghosting is real on older boards. | ○No 430/mo Porous board ghosts permanently. Use a liquid chalk marker. | ●Works 4,280/mo Glass boards erase cleaner than melamine. Streaks more with cheap ink. | ○No no measured demand Absorbs into the grain and stains. Use a paint marker. | ◐If… 90/mo Works on a painted steel board, not on raw metal. | ◐If… 10/mo Only on a gloss laminate. Matte plastic holds the pigment. | ◐If… no measured demand Works on glazed tile. Wipes with a dry cloth. | ○No no measured demand Porous stone stains. Use an acrylic or paint marker. | ○No 510/mo Stains. 510 searches a month ask this; the answer is no. | ○No 130/mo Not formulated for skin. Use a body marker. | ◐If… 40/mo Erases dry but runs in rain. Use a chalk or washable marker. | ○No 250/mo Absorbs and never dries. Use a permanent marker. |
| Wet erase Water-soluble paste. Stays put until wiped with a damp cloth. | ○No 40/mo Water-soluble paste never dries on paper. Use a permanent or fine-tip marker. | ●Works 120/mo Stays put under a sleeve or a hand. Needs a damp cloth. | ◐If… no measured demand Works on a sealed chalkboard, ghosts on a porous one. | ●Works 10/mo The menu-board standard. Damp wipe removes it cleanly. | ○No no measured demand Bare wood drinks the paste. Seal it, or use a paint marker. | ◐If… no measured demand Only on a sealed or painted surface. | ●Works no measured demand Excellent on laminated overlays and sleeve protectors. | ●Works no measured demand Wipes off glaze with water. | ○No no measured demand Porous stone absorbs it. Use an acrylic or paint marker. | ○No no measured demand Runs in the wash. Use a fabric marker. | ○No no measured demand Not formulated for skin. Use a body marker. | ◐If… no measured demand Rain removes it, which may be the point. | ○No no measured demand Soaks into the board and never dries. Use a permanent marker. |
| Alcohol Alcohol-carried dye. Blends, but soaks and feathers on absorbent stock. | ◐If… 1,820/mo Feathers and bleeds on anything but marker paper. 1,820 searches a month are people looking for the right stock. | ○No 10/mo Stains melamine permanently. Use a dry erase marker. | ○No no measured demand Porous board absorbs the dye and stains. Use a liquid chalk marker. | ◐If… 90/mo Beads on glass and wipes off with alcohol. Not a glass marker. | ◐If… 170/mo Absorbs into bare wood like a stain. Some people want that. | ○No 60/mo Beads and rubs off. Use an oil-based paint marker. | ◐If… 270/mo Streaks on gloss. Works on primed styrene for models. | ○No no measured demand Beads on the glaze. Use a paint or acrylic marker. | ○No 10/mo Soaks in and dulls. Use an acrylic marker. | ◐If… 900/mo Bleeds into the weave and is not wash-fast. | ○No 900/mo Alcohol dye, not cosmetic grade. Use a body marker. | ○No no measured demand Wipes straight off tempered glass. Use a chalk or washable marker. | ◐If… 10/mo Bleeds heavily unless the board is coated. |
| Acrylic Water-based pigment with binder. Opaque, dries to a film. | ●Works 570/mo Opaque on black card, which is what 570 searches a month are asking about. | ○No 100/mo Dries to a permanent film. Use a dry erase marker. | ●Works 370/mo Opaque on black. Needs alcohol to remove. | ●Works 460/mo Dries to a durable film. Bake ceramic-safe ranges to set. | ●Works 90/mo Sits on the surface without feathering. | ●Works 250/mo Adheres and stays put. | ●Works 410/mo The standard choice for 3D prints and models. | ◐If… no measured demand Needs baking to survive washing. Check the range. | ●Works 90/mo The rock-painting default. | ◐If… 1,690/mo Stiffens the weave. Heat set and expect a hand feel. | ○No 310/mo Not cosmetic grade. Use a body marker. | ◐If… no measured demand Permanent on paint. Only on glass, and only with care. | ●Works 10/mo Opaque and does not bleed. |
| Paint Pigment paint, water or oil based. Opaque on dark and non-porous. | ●Works 250/mo Opaque, no bleed. | ○No 30/mo Dries to a permanent film. Use a dry erase or wet erase marker. | ●Works 390/mo Opaque on black. Water-based ranges wipe with a damp cloth. | ●Works 3,870/mo 3,870 searches a month. Water-based wipes off, oil-based stays. | ●Works 270/mo No feathering, full opacity. | ●Works 990/mo Oil-based is the industrial standard. | ●Works 610/mo Adheres to most plastics without primer. | ◐If… 120/mo Not dishwasher safe unless the range is bake-set. | ●Works 290/mo Weatherproof once sealed. | ◐If… 3,160/mo Stiff and only semi wash-fast. | ○No 1,000/mo Not cosmetic grade, despite 1,000 searches a month asking. | ◐If… 2,350/mo 2,350 searches a month. Water-based only, on glass only, never on paint. | ●Works 10/mo Opaque and clean. |
| Liquid chalk Water-based pigment. Wipes off non-porous, stains porous. | ○No 130/mo Soaks and buckles the sheet. Use a paint or acrylic marker. | ◐If… 1,060/mo 1,060 searches a month. It works but needs a damp wipe, not a dry eraser. | ◐If… 2,370/mo 2,370 searches a month. It stays put and needs a damp cloth plus scrubbing on porous board. | ●Works 3,430/mo 3,430 searches a month. The intended surface. Damp wipe removes it. | ○No 30/mo Stains bare wood. Seal it, or use a paint marker. | ◐If… 160/mo Only on sealed or painted metal. | ◐If… 10/mo Only on gloss. | ●Works no measured demand Wipes off glaze. | ○No no measured demand Stains porous stone. Use an acrylic or paint marker. | ○No 160/mo Stains the weave. Use a fabric marker. | ○No 10/mo Not formulated for skin. Use a body marker. | ●Works 1,170/mo 1,170 searches a month. The car-window standard. Washes off with soapy water. | ○No no measured demand Soaks into the board. Use a permanent or paint marker. |
| Fabric Textile dye or pigment, heat-settable. | ◐If… 100/mo Works but bleeds; the ink is made for fibre. | ○No no measured demand Stains melamine permanently. Use a dry erase marker. | ○No no measured demand Stains porous board. Use a liquid chalk marker. | ○No no measured demand Beads off glass. Use a paint or chalk marker. | ◐If… 10/mo Absorbs unevenly along the grain. Seal it first. | ○No 20/mo Will not adhere. Use an oil-based paint marker. | ○No no measured demand Rubs off under friction. Use an acrylic marker. | ○No 120/mo Beads off the glaze. Use a paint marker. | ○No no measured demand Absorbs and dulls. Use an acrylic or paint marker. | ●Works 24,430/mo 24,430 searches a month, the largest single cell in the matrix. Heat set it or it fades in the wash. | ○No no measured demand Textile dye, not cosmetic grade. Use a body marker. | ○No no measured demand Textile dye beads off tempered glass. Use a chalk or washable marker. | ◐If… no measured demand Absorbs into the flute and spreads. Fine for a label, not for artwork. |
| Body Cosmetic-grade ink formulated for skin contact. | ◐If… no measured demand Works, but it is an expensive way to draw on paper. | ○No no measured demand Stains melamine. Use a dry erase marker. | ○No no measured demand Stains porous board. Use a liquid chalk marker. | ○No no measured demand Beads off. Use a paint or chalk marker. | ○No no measured demand Absorbs into the grain. Use a paint marker. | ○No no measured demand Beads off. Use an oil-based paint marker. | ○No no measured demand Rubs off. Use an acrylic marker. | ○No no measured demand Beads off the glaze. Use a paint marker. | ○No no measured demand Soaks into the stone. Use an acrylic marker. | ◐If… no measured demand Will mark clothing and is not wash-fast. Use a fabric marker and heat set it. | ●Works 4,290/mo 4,290 searches a month. Cosmetic-grade ink, the only type formulated for it. Durability is the weak point: 378 reports, 170 negative (45%). | ○No 10/mo Textile dye beads off tempered glass. Use a chalk or washable marker. | ◐If… no measured demand Absorbs into the flute and spreads. Fine for a label, not for artwork. |
| Washable Water-soluble dye designed to release from skin and fabric. | ●Works 40/mo The kids-and-coloring default. | ◐If… 500/mo 500 searches a month. Works on the board, needs a damp wipe. | ○No no measured demand Stains porous board. Use a liquid chalk marker. | ●Works 1,480/mo 1,480 searches a month. Washes off with water, which is the whole point. | ○No no measured demand Absorbs and stains the grain. Use a paint marker. | ◐If… 260/mo Rubs off with handling unless the surface is sealed. | ◐If… 80/mo Wipes off gloss, but stains matte plastic. | ●Works no measured demand Rinses off glaze. | ○No no measured demand Soaks into porous stone and dulls. Use an acrylic marker. | ◐If… 1,360/mo 1,360 searches a month. Washes out of most cotton, not out of everything. | ●Works 750/mo 750 searches a month. Designed to come off skin with soap. | ●Works 500/mo 500 searches a month. Rinses off with a hose. | ◐If… 410/mo Absorbs into the flute unless the stroke is light. |
| Dot / dauber Water-based dye in a sponge applicator. | ●Works no measured demand The intended surface for toddlers. | ○No no measured demand Pools and smears on a non-absorbent board. Use a dry erase marker. | ○No no measured demand Stains porous board. Use a liquid chalk marker. | ○No no measured demand Pools and runs off. Use a chalk or washable marker. | ◐If… no measured demand Absorbs into bare wood and blooms. Seal it first. | ○No no measured demand Pools and never dries. Use a paint marker. | ○No no measured demand Pools on the surface. Use an acrylic marker. | ○No no measured demand Pools on the glaze. Use a paint marker. | ◐If… no measured demand Absorbs unevenly unless the stone is sealed. | ◐If… 10/mo Not wash-fast. | ◐If… no measured demand Washable formulas only; check the label. | ○No 10/mo Pools and runs off tempered glass. Use a chalk or washable marker. | ●Works no measured demand Absorbs cleanly. |
Breadth means the brand has a pen for almost any cell in the grid and no single verdict that covers its catalogue. A Shuttle Art dry erase marker works on a whiteboard at 10,880 searches a month and fails on paper at 300. A Shuttle Art alcohol marker is conditional on paper at 1,820 and fails on metal at 60. A Shuttle Art dot marker works on paper and cardboard and fails everywhere non-absorbent, because water-based dye in a sponge applicator pools and never dries.
The most useful cell to name here is ceramic, because the reports show buyers getting it wrong. Permanent marker on glazed ceramic is conditional, not works: the ink sits on the glaze, wipes off with alcohol, and is not dishwasher safe. Acrylic on ceramic is conditional too, and the condition is a bake-set range.
"Not permanent! Decorated 3 ceramic mugs. Washed in warm soapy water, all the work disappeared. Yes, I prepped mugs for paint." Shuttle Art 30 Colors Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors
That buyer did everything right except read the surface verdict. The pen is permanent on porous surfaces and on metal; a fired glaze is neither, and no amount of prep changes what a solvent dye can bond to.
Where Shuttle Art Places
Shuttle Art leads no category and places in four. In alcohol markers it is third on 35,514 deduplicated buyer ratings, behind Ohuhu on 137,571 and Copic on 65,420. In permanent markers it is third on 38,918, far behind Sharpie's 601,924. In dry erase it is fifth on 36,187, behind EXPO's 486,456. In dot markers it is second on 12,248, behind Do A Dot Art! on 13,703 — the closest the brand comes to a win anywhere.
Its one genuine lead is coverage. Nine chemistries from 70 listings is the highest chemistry-per-listing density measured here, and for a classroom or a craft cupboard buying across categories from one supplier, that has real value.
What Buyers Report Going Wrong
| Topic | Reports | Products | Negative | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 11,197 | 47 | 3,281 | 21% |
| Colour selection | 6,172 | 27 | 1,677 | 27% |
| Value for money | 5,275 | 37 | 1,264 | 24% |
| Colour variety | 4,698 | 15 | 1,309 | 28% |
| Enjoyment | 1,948 | 19 | 53 | 3% |
| Bleed resistance | 1,562 | 14 | 1,123 | 72% |
| Drying time | 1,538 | 20 | 1,072 | 70% |
Bleed resistance at 72% and drying time at 70% are both worse than their site-wide equivalents of 51% and 56%. Drying is the more damaging of the two because it is not a chemistry cost — it is stock condition, and the reports are unusually consistent about it.
"There was great colors, and I was really excited! But as I got to trying out different colors I came across more and more that were dried out." Shuttle Art 121 Colors Alcohol Markers, 120 Colours Dual Tip Art Marker Set
"These would be fantastic markers if they weren't dried out. Almost half of them are already dried out or I only got one coloring out of them." Shuttle Art 30 Colors Dual Tip Art Markers Permanent Marker Pens
"2 weeks and with daily use a few colors are already drying out and unusable. I will opt for a more quality expensive brand next time around." Shuttle Art 121 Colors Alcohol Markers, 120 Colours Dual Tip Art Marker Set
"product delivered it worked pretty good but straight up a day later dried out, streaky and all the BAD stuff." Shuttle Art 51 Colors Alcohol Markers, 50 Colours Dual Tip Art Marker Set
Four reports, two of them naming the 121-colour set. The pattern across this brand matches the pattern across every large-count set in this catalogue: the more pens in a box, the longer the box sits, and the higher the share that arrive dead. The 51-colour set carries a 4.6 rating; the 121-colour set carries 4.5 and the drying reports.
The dot marker line has its own failure, and it is a labelling problem rather than a stock one.
"It is not washable even with 3-4 washes with soap and warm water. Ink is runny. I had high hopes but I'm disappointed." Shuttle Art Dot Markers, 15 Colors Washable Markers for Toddlers
Across all 78 dot markers here, washability draws 1,371 reports at 37% negative. Washable is a claim about dye chemistry, and a dot dauber laying a thick pool of pigment onto cotton is testing it harder than a fine-tip pen ever does.
What Buyers Report Going Right
Enjoyment at 3% negative across 1,948 reports is the strongest positive signal the brand produces, and it names the buyer this catalogue is built for.
"Great product if you're just getting started with alcohol markers and don't want to blow money on something you may not use. I love them." Shuttle Art 51 Colors Alcohol Markers, 50 Colours Dual Tip Art Marker Set
"Bought for my daughter who loves to draw anime. She loves them! Said they were better quality then the expensive ones she bought at the craft store!" Shuttle Art 51 Colors Alcohol Markers, 50 Colours Dual Tip Art Marker Set
Both quotes are from the 51-colour set, which is the listing this page would point at if it pointed at one. It carries the highest rating of the brand's alcohol line at 4.6, 13,281 buyer ratings, and a price that puts it near 51 cents a pen.
Where the Breadth Actually Pays
Nine chemistries from one supplier is worth something in exactly one situation: restocking several categories at once. A classroom needing whiteboard markers, permanent markers, washable markers and daubers in the same order can get all four here with one returns process, and 59 of the 70 listings carry a non-toxic claim.
For a single purchase the breadth is irrelevant and the category leader is better. Dry erase markers go to EXPO on 486,456 deduplicated ratings against Shuttle Art's 36,187. Dot markers are the closest call in the whole brand, with Do A Dot Art! on 13,703 against Shuttle Art's 12,248, and that is the one category where picking Shuttle Art costs nothing measurable.
The 51-colour alcohol set is the listing this page would point at if forced to choose one: 13,281 ratings, 4.6 stars, roughly 51 cents a pen, and the strongest positive reports in the brand.
The Honest Position
Shuttle Art is a breadth play priced $3.10 above the field median and rated a tenth of a star below it. Its non-toxic claim rate is the highest here, its marker purity is the highest here, and its chemistry coverage is the highest here. Its drying and bleed complaint rates are worse than the field on both counts, concentrated in the largest sets.
Buy the mid-size sets, check the pens while the return window is open, and read the surface verdict before decorating anything glazed. Do not buy the 121-colour set expecting the 51-colour set's reliability; the ratings and the reports both say otherwise, and this page will not pretend the difference is imaginary.
Frequently Asked
Five questions from the 37 keywords in the Shuttle Art cluster, answered against 70 product records and 360,230 buyer ratings.
What types of marker does Shuttle Art make?
Nine of the eleven chemistries scored here. By title: 19 alcohol, 14 dot, 11 permanent, eight acrylic, seven dry erase, six washable, two liquid chalk, two wet erase and one fabric. No other brand in this catalogue covers more, and Arteza is next with eight from 175 listings.
Are Shuttle Art markers good quality?
Its median rating is 4.5 against a site-wide median of 4.6, and its mean is 4.473 against a field mean of 4.501. Quality draws 11,197 buyer reports at 21% negative. Both figures are below the field, and drying complaints are the reason.
Do Shuttle Art markers dry out?
It is the brand's defining complaint. Drying time draws 1,538 reports at 70% negative and a separate drying-out topic runs at 79%. Both are worse than the site-wide drying-time rate of 56% across 46,577 reports. Most descriptions are of pens dead on arrival.
Are Shuttle Art permanent markers really permanent?
Not on glazed ceramic. Permanent marker on ceramic is a conditional verdict, not a works one: the ink sits on the glaze and lifts with alcohol or a dishwasher. One buyer decorated three mugs, washed them in warm soapy water, and reported all the work disappeared.
Are Shuttle Art dot markers washable?
Washability across all dot markers here draws 1,371 reports at 37% negative, and Shuttle Art's own dot listings carry some of the worst of it. One buyer wrote: 'It is not washable even with 3-4 washes with soap and warm water. Ink is runny.' Test on a scrap first.